Louie Gohmert

Louie Gohmert (18 August 1953-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-TX 1) from 3 January 2005, succeeding Max Sandlin.

Biography
Louie Gohmert was born in Pittsburg, Texas on 18 August 1953, and he served in the US Army JAG Corps as a defense attorney from 1978 to 1982. From 1992 to 2002, he was a state district judge for Texas' 7th judicial district, and he became an enemy of gay rights and civil libertarian groups. In 2004, he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Republican Party member, and he became a member of the populist Tea Party movement.